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Al Purchase

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Al Purchase

Busker. Our picture shows him at London Zoo, 1953.

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Al Purchase

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Spirit of Soho Mural

Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...

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Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office. Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

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Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

Composer. Born Lowestoft on St Cecilia's Day (patron saint of music). Royal College of Music, Founder of English Opera Group 1946 and the Aldeburgh Festival. Composer of opera Peter Grimes and othe...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Germany, USA

3 memorials
Chris Blackwell

Chris Blackwell

Businessman and record producer. Born Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell in Westminster.

Person, Commerce, Music / songs

1 memorial
Dame Gracie Fields

Dame Gracie Fields

Entertainer. Born over a chip shop in Rochdale, Lancashire as Grace Stansfield. Worked at Gainsborough Film Studios.  Gracie and her husband Archie moved from Upper Street, N1 in 1929 to The Towers...

Person, Cinema, Humour, Music / songs, Theatre, Italy

4 memorials
Sir Arnold Bax

Sir Arnold Bax

Composer. Born Arnold Edward Trevor Bax in Heath Villa, Angles Road, Streatham. His music was influenced by the Celtic revival of literature and art, and the tone poem 'Tintagel' is one of his best...

Person, Music / songs, Ireland

1 memorial